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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin on Sunday endorsed Paul Vallas in his bid to become Chicago mayor, giving Vallas a potential boost in the race for City…
Shots were fired inside a Walmart in the Pullman neighborhood Saturday evening, Chicago police said. The store was evacuated and closed after the shooting.Chicago police responded…
Chicago Police were in the middle of a street stop when a gunman opened fire in an alley in the Little Village neighborhood Saturday night. Police…
Not even the toxic fireball over an Ohio derailment could shake Martin Oberman’s belief that railroads are a safer way to move hazardous chemicals, and most…
It was never any secret that Michael Madigan was the most powerful politician in the state during his record run as Illinois House speaker and captain…
Two years ago, at the urging of her teenage daughter, clinical psychologist Donna Marino ran for school board in far west suburban Oswego, thinking her background…
On the campaign trail, both mayoral candidates paint sweeping visions of a shinier, more prosperous Chicago under their watch.Brandon Johnson is known to deploy food analogies…
About the time WGN-TV went on the air 75 years ago, Larry Harmon was starting to make appearances as the clown that later helped make the…
Chicago police are investigating the Saturday death of a man at a downtown subway station and a CTA employee’s role in it, according to the transit…
Since launching his mayoral campaign, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas has raised approximately $16.9 million in contributions to his committee, Vallas for Mayor, and…